McDonagh Family Office
McDonagh Family Office
The McDonagh Family Office (SFO) leverages technology, capital, and strategic expertise from Wall Street and Big Tech to address global resource scarcity.We invest in early-stage, disruptive technology companies focused on critical challenges in:° Energy (generation, storage, distribution)
° High-Performance Computing (all layers, including cooling/interconnect)
° RoboticsWe seek scalable solutions with strong traction, meaningful impact, and defensible moats. Our core strength lies in partnering with portfolio companies to architect and optimize Go-to-Market strategies and revenue engines, utilizing sophisticated machine learning and statistical process control.We collaborate closely with founders and co-investors, focusing on the intersection of technology and finance to drive innovation and success.
Our Portfolio
McDonagh Family Office invests in early-stage (Seed to Series B) private technology startups, viewing technology as the primary driver of global change. We focus on disruptive fields like AI, robotics, energy storage, and blockchain.We seek scalable solutions with strong traction, meaningful impact, and defensible moats (network effects, unique commercial dynamics, brand potential). Beyond capital, we actively provide portfolio companies with comprehensive support across finance, legal, technical, market, and team development.For current income, we manage a dividend portfolio and convert distributions to Bitcoin. Our vision is a human-first future, powered by technology and data-driven insights.Our Team Adds These Technical Capabilities:
1) Data science
2) Data engineering
3) Revenue operations
4) Python software development
5) Software engineering / app developmentMcDonagh Technologies Investment Profile:
Stage: Seed through Series B
Location: US-only
Check Size: $50K - $300K
Traction: Pre-rev ok; need prototype deployed with users providing feedback.
Why McDonagh Tech: Data science and engineering expert, GTM strategy, background in Investment Banking
Matt McDonagh Biography
Wall Street banker became ML engineer, ₿itcoin nerd and direct investor
Areas of Interest:
• AI/ML
• Bitcoin
• Blockchain
• Wealth Systems
• Private Investing
• Entrepreneurialism
• Revenue Operations
• Python Programming
• GTM Strategy & Systems
Matt McDonagh Biography:
Matt McDonagh is an entrepreneur, investor, author and machine learning engineer living in New York City.Matt is a seasoned Strategy and Operations leader with 15 years of experience driving revenue growth for companies across diverse operating environments. He leverages data, systems, and technology to optimize revenue engines and help companies achieve performance targets.Born in San Diego, California into a 3rd generation military family, Matt moved to Newport, Rhode Island where his dad was a professor to aspiring United States Navy Officers at the Naval War College. Matt graduated from Fordham University with a BS in Business Administration and a minor in Economics.After beginning his career on Wall Street in investment banking, Matt recognized the transformative potential of technology and transitioned into a family office investor focused on data engineering and revenue system development.He is the founder of McDonagh Family Office, which makes strategic investments in tech-enabled companies. Matt actively enhances the value and efficiency of portfolio companies by implementing resource-efficient technologies and data-driven strategies.Matt's technical skills include system design and development, Python programming, SQL, and go-to-market system architecture / development. He is adept at strategic problem solving by focusing on delivering actionable insights, streamlining processes, and fostering alignment across engineering, data, data operations, product, sales, marketing, customer success, and finance teams.
Acceleration Lab
McDonagh Technologies launched an Acceleration Laboratory in 2022 in response to demand from our portfolio companies with limited access to GPUs and other compute, storage and interconnect resources.We were the first family office to fully integrate Artificial Intelligence into our operations.We are currently developing the next generation of artificial intelligence inside our laboratory, with a focus on ML systems designed to increase the operating efficiency and revenue effectiveness of our operations.